EP0301470A3 - Encapsulation of a photovoltaic element - Google Patents

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EP0301470A3
EP0301470A3 EP88112007A EP88112007A EP0301470A3 EP 0301470 A3 EP0301470 A3 EP 0301470A3 EP 88112007 A EP88112007 A EP 88112007A EP 88112007 A EP88112007 A EP 88112007A EP 0301470 A3 EP0301470 A3 EP 0301470A3
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photovoltaic element
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Hans Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Huschka
Winfried Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Hoffmann
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02—Details
    • H01L31/0216—Coatings
    • H01L31/02161—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/02167—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/048—Encapsulation of modules
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
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EP88112007A 1987-07-30 1988-07-26 Encapsulation of a photovoltaic element Expired - Lifetime EP0301470B1 (en)

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DE19873725338 DE3725338A1 (en) 1987-07-30 1987-07-30 ENCLOSURE OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT
DE3725338 1987-07-30

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EP0301470A2 EP0301470A2 (en) 1989-02-01
EP0301470A3 true EP0301470A3 (en) 1990-03-21
EP0301470B1 EP0301470B1 (en) 1992-10-14

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EP88112007A Expired - Lifetime EP0301470B1 (en) 1987-07-30 1988-07-26 Encapsulation of a photovoltaic element

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US (1) US4869755A (en)
EP (1) EP0301470B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS6444072A (en)
DE (2) DE3725338A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2035185T3 (en)
IN (1) IN170014B (en)
NO (1) NO175799C (en)

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US4869755A (en) 1989-09-26
NO175799C (en) 1994-12-07
EP0301470B1 (en) 1992-10-14
DE3725338C2 (en) 1990-10-11
DE3725338A1 (en) 1989-02-09
NO883361L (en) 1989-01-31
NO175799B (en) 1994-08-29
EP0301470A2 (en) 1989-02-01
NO883361D0 (en) 1988-07-29
JPS6444072A (en) 1989-02-16
DE3875299D1 (en) 1992-11-19
ES2035185T3 (en) 1993-04-16
IN170014B (en) 1992-01-25

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